This is one of the many phases of the Kolkata Metro project. The under-river metro tunnel is located under the Hooghly River. The tunnel holds the status of the very first underwater river tunnel ...

The stretch, part of the 16.6-km East-West Metro Corridor, connects Kolkata with Howrah through a tunnel that runs 13 metres below the Hooghly river bed, or 38 metres below the ground level.

Now in December, the metro will open India's first underwater section that will cross the Hooghly. The twin tunnels under the river are 520 metres long and part of a 4.8 km (2.98 mile) stretch of ...

Prime Minister Modi inaugurated India's first underwater metro tunnel on March 6 ... 520 metres will be 33 meters below the riverbed of Hooghly. An absorbing new book shines a light on the ...

India's first underwater metro tunnel is ready in Kolkata under the Hooghly river and is expected to be fully functional by the end of 2023. The first trial run of the metro took place on April 12 ...

The Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) has made a way to pass under the Hooghly River in Kolkata and the east and west corridor will be connected via this twin tunnel over 500 meters.

Kolkata Metro has established a special task force to curb the issue of joyriders overstaying their rides in the newly launched East-West Metro section. The group aims to identify and penalize erring ...

In a first for India, Kolkata metro recently created history by successfully completing a trial run under the Hooghly river – 13 meter ... The 9.02-kilometre Atal Tunnel connects Manali to ...

Significant operational changes have been implemented for Kolkata's East-West Metro to enhance efficiency, affecting the west ...